Ladder Of Years - Hardcover

Tyler, Anne

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0679441557 ISBN 13: 9780679441557

Publisher: Knopf, 1995

Synopsis

This entrancing and deeply searching novel will touch a nerve in every reader. Celia Grinstead, 40-year-old mother of three almost-grown children, on a sudden impulse, walks away from her marriage, hitches a ride into the unknown, and settles in a strange new town. But soon after she begins her impersonal, unencumbered new life, fresh responsibilities inevitably accumulate.

About this title

From the Publisher:

Every now and then I'm in the mood for an Anne Tyler novel. Luckily, she is prolific author, so I can usually satiate myself when I need to. Anne Tyler's books are sublime mix of sadness and humor. She writes about everyday problems that everyday people have, and yet there is magic in these stories. She writes about things that many people may fantasize about doing, but would actually never have the nerve to do. For instance, in LADDER OF YEARS, her protagonist simply walks away from her overgrown family one day. She feels that her family doesn't really need her, and so one day while at the beach she goes for a walk and just keeps going. As the story unfolds, you feel sorry for the family somewhat, but you can't help but hope that Delia will make it on her own. She has taken such a bold, brave step, you want to see how far she can go.

If you like this book, you'd also like DINNER AT THE HOMESICK RESTAURANT, THE ACCIDENTAL TOURIST, and SAINT MAYBE.

-- Jennifer Richards
Ballantine Books Publicity

About the Author:

Anne Tyler was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 1941, but grew up in Raleigh, North Carolina. She graduated at nineteen from Duke University and went to do graduate work in Russian studies at Columbia University. Anne Tyler has written thirteen novels. Breathing Lessons was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1988. She is a member of the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters. She and her husband, Taghi Modarressi, live in Baltimore, Maryland.

About the Reader
Barbara Barrie has appeared on Broadway in Torch Song Trilogy, California Suite, and The Prisoner of Second Avenue, among others.  Her film credits include The Passage, Private Benjamin, and Breaking Away.  Her television appearances include Scarlet, Law & Order, thirtysomething, Family Ties, and Barney Miller.

About this edition

• Publisher: Knopf
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0679441557
• ISBN 13: 9780679441557
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 325